Новости за 12.09.2018

A 72-year-old man who lives in Xewkija lost control of his car Tuesday evening and kept driving into a rubble wall, police said. Dramatic photos show the BMW embedded in the tree after it crashed through a rubble wall. The driver, from Xewkija, and the 73-year-old female passenger, were taken to hospital but will be discharged on Wednesday morning after it was found that they did not have serious injuries. The car is being removed from the site. The incident took place in Triq ir-Rabat, Nadur at... Читать дальше...

BOV Premier League side Mosta have acquired the services of forwards Sam Falou and Juri Cisotti, who signed a two-year deal with the Blues, on Tuesday. Both negotiations managed to go through thanks to the excellent relationship that Mosta's Sports Director Max Leghissa enjoys with various agents in his native Italy.  Cisotti is among the Blues' biggest signings for this season, as the 25-year old boasts 45 games in the Italian Serie B during his spells at Spezia, Latina and Triestina.  The Italian... Читать дальше...

Updated 11am The European Commission plans to add 10,000 European border guards to patrol EU coasts and borders by 2020, Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker announced on Wednesday.The call to bolster the EU’s European Border and Coast Guard came as part of a broader request for member states to end their squabbling and broker a “balanced migration reform” and to open up legal pathways of migrating into the EU.Mr Juncker said the EU wanted to create an “alliance for sustainable investment and... Читать дальше...

European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker is expected to push for more powers for the EU's coast and border guard and float the prospect of a free trade deal with the entire African continent when he delivers his final State of the Union speech on Wednesday morning.  The yearly speech is an opportunity for the EU's top policy maker to lay out his vision for the EU. It will be Mr Juncker's last, with the Luxembourg politician set to vacate the Commission top seat after the 2019 European Parliament elections. Читать дальше...

A group of about 50 lawmakers in British Prime Minister Theresa May's government who oppose her proposals for a post-Brexit deal with the European Union have met to discuss how and when they could force her out of her job, the BBC reported on Wednesday. The lawmakers, part of the European Research Group (ERG), an anti-EU grouping in May's Conservative party, met on Tuesday night and openly discussed May's future as leader, the BBC said citing an unnamed source. A number at the meeting said they had... Читать дальше...

The Predator (2018)Genre: Action, HorrorDirector: Shane BlackStarring: Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key, Olivia Munn, Sterling K. Brown Duration: 107 minutesClass: 15KRS Releasing Ltd The thrill of the hunt continues in Shane Black’s offering to the Predator franchise. When mercenary Quinn McKenna (Boyd Holbrook)  stumbles on a genetically modified predator, hunting down a rogue from its ranks, he is sent to an asylum to keep quiet. Unbeknown to the government organisation in pursuit of the creatures... Читать дальше...

10 years ago - The Times Friday, September 12, 2008 Shipyards privatisation: EU Commissioner objects to plan European Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes said yesterday the government’s intention to write off about €100 million in debts before selling Malta Shipyards violated EU rules but she was willing to see a revised business plan before taking a definite stand. Finance Minister Tonio Fenech said later he was confident that the European Commission would eventually come round to accepting what... Читать дальше...

Fimbank recently hosted a meeting with professional stakeholders to discuss the bank’s interim financial results for 2018. The meeting revolved around the key developments at Fimbank, including its interim after-tax profit of $6.1 million for the first six months of 2018, an increase of 47 per cent on the $4.1 million registered during the same period in 2017. During his opening speech, Fimbank group chairman John C. Grech referred to the rights issue announced in March, which he referred to as a... Читать дальше...

China's financial system poses one of the bigger risks to global financial stability, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said in an interview with the BBC to mark the 10th anniversary of the global financial crisis. Carney also cited domestic risks to Britain from Brexit, a further significant rise in household debt and cyber-attacks on the banking system - all risks the BoE has previously highlighted. "One of the bigger risks for the global economy are developments in China," Carney said in an... Читать дальше...

MALTA      3 Farrugia 30, 77; Magrin 38 ROMANIA 3 Marcu 12 43; Valentina Rapa og 65. The Malta U-19 team featured in a 3-3 draw against Romania in a friendly match at the MFA Training Grounds, on Tuesday. This was the first in a series of three friendlies which are intended to boost the Malta U-19 girls’ preparations for next month’s UEFA U-19 Women's European Championship qualifiers, being held in Croatia. The Maltese girls will face England, Slovakia and Croatia. Malta, under the guidance of Frank Schembri... Читать дальше...

Hurricane Florence, on track to become the first Category 4 storm to make a direct hit on North Carolina in six decades, howled closer to shore on Tuesday, threatening to unleash deadly pounding surf, days of torrential rain and severe flooding. Fierce winds and massive waves are expected to lash the coasts of North and South Carolina and Virginia even before Florence makes landfall by early Friday, bringing a storm surge as much as 4 meters, the National Hurricane Center in Miami warned. Catastrophic... Читать дальше...

Demolition of old buildings often runs into opposition from nearby residents but in the case of a century-old house in Santa Venera, the ‘residents’ are of a different sort: a colony of roosting bats that appears to have settled in the house or its garden. The Planning Authority is considering an application to demolish two houses on Triq il-Lunzjata, preserving only their facades, as well as a large garden, to build a five-storey apartment block. Cultural heritage authorities have already expressed concern over the two properties... Читать дальше...

Workplace violence is never justified and should never be tolerated by those who have a responsibility to ensure that workers are safe when performing their duties. It is, therefore, disturbing to read that nurses and other healthcare professionals are occasionally subjected to violence by patients or their relatives. The Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses has asked the management of Mater Dei Hospital to review procedures following an assault on ambulance staff. This newspaper has also reported that... Читать дальше...

Adults in Malta consume between one and two alcoholic drinks every day, a study published in world-renowned medical journal The Lancet has found. Drinkers’ prevalence was notably higher in Malta than the global average, which, according to the researchers, stood at 32.5 per cent in 2016. The study found that 25 per cent of women were current drinkers while the figure went up to 39 per cent for men. The figures, published as part of a study that evaluated the impact of alcohol use and its burden in 195 countries... Читать дальше...

The Planning Authority is to decide on the proposed City Centre multi-use development at the former ITS site at St George’s Bay.   The proposed development has been criticised for many reasons, one of them being that it is not compliant with the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) policy. The concept of FAR is to create spaces for pedestrians. This is achieved by allowing higher development over part of the site, while retaining other parts as public open space. To rebut this criticism, the project architects drew up a document... Читать дальше...

Ben Plumpton beat the buzzer with a sublime lob from the edge of the pool halfway that went over the incredulous Alan Borg Cole to topple Neptunes 10-9. We thought we had seen it all this summer! Again it was another match which kept the numerous crowd on the stands enthralled. The omens for a duel of this sort were on after Neptunes had wrested the league title from San Ġiljan last Sunday. Fortunes alternated with end-to-end play being the order of the day. San Ġiljan knew that it was a must-win match for them, not to finish empty-handed. Читать дальше...

Promoting dialogue and debate about the strategies, opportunities, responsibilities and challenges in today’s multi-faceted maritime world is the primary aim of the second edition of the Malta Maritime Summit, being held from October 1-5 at the Grand Hotel Excelsior. Prominent local and foreign maritime experts will pool ideas and share opinions to analyse current concerns and present a formal set of proposals to the Maltese government and several international stakeholders. The EU’s maritime policies... Читать дальше...

GATT. On September 11, at Mater Dei Hospital, DORIS, aged 81, of Valletta, comforted by the rites of Holy Church. Sadly missed and fondly remembered by her sister Pauline and her husband Joe Sciberras, Lina widow of her brother Joe, her nephews and nieces, grand-nephews and nieces, other relatives and friends. The funeral cortege leaves Mater Dei Hospital tomorrow, Thursday, September 13, at 1.30pm for St Paul’s Shipwreck church, Valletta, where Mass præsente cadavere will be said at 2pm followed... Читать дальше...

When I was privileged to be ap­poin­ted as executive president of Din l-Art Ħelwa in 2001, my first battle against a plan to erect a high-rise building was directed at Tigné Point, which we regarded as intruding too closely on the world heritage city of Valletta as well as violating the skyline of Sliema. The battle was lost to the powerful financial and political forces big business ranged against us. That the development at Tigné Point was linked to the rapacious deal for the development of Manoel Island ... Читать дальше...

Airline fuel efficiency on transatlantic flights has improved by one per cent a year since 2014 as carriers buy modern planes, but the industry still lags its own climate goals, a study released on Wednesday said. The industry's average fuel efficiency improved to 34 passenger kilometres per litre of fuel from 33 between 2014 and 2017 as carriers opted for modern aircraft with lower fuel burn and operated fuller planes, the study from the US-based International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) said. Читать дальше...

Adrian Delia has defended his controversial warnings about the influx of foreigners into Malta, but rejected claims that he was driven by racial or xenophobic motives. "I'm not advocating the politics of fear. But we never had these numbers and we didn't have these rent price problems. I am not a racist, anybody who knows me can vouch for me,” he told Times Talk. The Nationalist Party leader said the government was determined to continue growing the economy by injecting thousands of foreigners into... Читать дальше...